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Jagmeet Singh

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Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal (born January 2, 1979) is a Canadian politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2017 to 2025 and as the member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby South from 2019 to 2025. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2011, representing Bramalea—Gore—Malton until his entry into federal politics. A practising Sikh of Punjabi descent, Singh is a Punjabi-Canadian, and the first non-White politician to be elected to lead a major federal political party in Canada. After graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School, Singh became a criminal defence lawyer, starting a law firm with his brother Gurratan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jagmeet Singh is the 15,481st most popular politician (up from 16,465th in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Canada (up from 568th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jagmeet Singh ranks 15,481 out of 19,576. Before him are William M. Tweed, Wolfgang Clement, Isabella Abbott, Gudrun Schyman, Stephen Gardiner, and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. After him are Zvonimir Serdarušić, Hui Liangyu, Julio Anguita, Aldfrith of Northumbria, Riyad Farid Hijab, and Máximo Tajes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Jagmeet Singh ranks 135. Before him are John Carew, Murat Yıldırım, James Ransone, Curtis Axel, Pete Doherty, and Yohei Takayama. After him are Ivo Karlović, Slavko Vinčić, Riccardo Scamarcio, Simon Davies, Shingo Ito, and Shawn Ashmore.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jagmeet Singh ranks 465 out of 1,622. Before him are Duncan Regehr (1952), Rae Dawn Chong (1961), Marcel Dionne (1951), Billy Bishop (1894), Richard Manuel (1943), and George Romanes (1848). After him are Xavier Dolan (1989), Maryse Ouellet (1983), Jack Carson (1910), Megan Follows (1968), Hank Snow (1914), and Helen Shaver (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Jagmeet Singh ranks 45. Before him are Ted Cruz (1970), Brock Chisholm (1896), R. B. Bennett (1870), Myrtle Cook (1902), Jacques Parizeau (1930), and Hilda Cameron (1912). After him are William Cockburn (1902), Pauline Marois (1949), Georges Vanier (1888), François Legault (1957), Gus Dillon (1881), and Gaétan Boucher (1958).

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